Decode video in Raspberry Pi without using OpenMAX?

Question

I am looking for an example of decoding video on Raspberry Pi directly, without using OpenMAX.

This explains the different layers of multimedia software:

Answer 1

I don't have a working example, but I have an API walkthrough. Sort of..

Link to the full source code

I found the following function that demonstrate how you can call vchiq_bulk_transmit

int32_t vchi_bulk_queue_transmit(VCHI_SERVICE_HANDLE_T handle,
    void *data_src,
    uint32_t data_size,
    VCHI_FLAGS_T flags,
    void *bulk_handle)
{
    SHIM_SERVICE_T *service = (SHIM_SERVICE_T *)handle;
    ..
    status = vchiq_bulk_transmit(service->handle, data_src,
        data_size, bulk_handle, mode);
    ..
    return vchiq_status_to_vchi(status);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(vchi_bulk_queue_transmit);

There is a function to create VCHI_SERVICE_HANDLE_T

int32_t vchi_service_create(VCHI_INSTANCE_T instance_handle,
    SERVICE_CREATION_T *setup,
    VCHI_SERVICE_HANDLE_T *handle)
{
    VCHIQ_INSTANCE_T instance = (VCHIQ_INSTANCE_T)instance_handle;
    SHIM_SERVICE_T *service = service_alloc(instance, setup);

    *handle = (VCHI_SERVICE_HANDLE_T)service;
    ..
    return (service != NULL) ? 0 : -1;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(vchi_service_create);

But you need a VCHI_INSTANCE_T which can be initialized here

int32_t vchi_initialise(VCHI_INSTANCE_T *instance_handle)
{
    VCHIQ_INSTANCE_T instance;
    VCHIQ_STATUS_T status;

    status = vchiq_initialise(&instance);

    *instance_handle = (VCHI_INSTANCE_T)instance;

    return vchiq_status_to_vchi(status);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(vchi_initialise);